BROOKINGS,
S.D. – The South Dakota State track and field teams are back on the road again
this weekend as they travel to Nebraska and North Dakota for two separate
meets. Nebraska is hosting the Husker Invite; North Dakota State is hosting the Thundering Herd Classic.

About the Husker Invite:

The Husker
Invite will take place on February 1st and 2nd. Top teams
from across the nation will be in attendance. Notable teams that will be
competing are: Arkansas (men are ranked number one overall), Auburn (men are
ranked number nine overall), Minnesota (men are ranked number seven overall), Texas
A&M (women are ranked sixth overall) and the University of Central Florida
(women are ranked ninth overall).

Luke
Leischner will be the only Jackrabbit competing Friday night; he will be
running in the 400-meter dash prelims. Action will start up again on Saturday
at 10 a.m.

About the Thundering Herd Classic:

The University of Mary, North Dakota and North Dakota State will be competing against
South Dakota State. The women's pentathlon, men's heptathlon and both men's and women's weight throws will take place Friday afternoon.The events will start at 3:15 p.m.

On Saturday the 60-meter dash hurdles will be the first event of the day.
The running events will start at 10:30 a.m. The field events will start at 11:15 a.m.

Early season highlights:

Leischner
posted a time of 22.13 in the 200-meter dash (Bill Bergan Invite).

LeAndre Kennedy set
the third-best time in SDSU history in the 60-meter dash with a

time of 6.98 seconds (Bill
Bergan Invite).

Megan Bren set a
top time in SDSU history in the 60-meter dash (MSU Preseason

Open). Bren recorded a time of
7.80 seconds, which is tied for fourth with Ashley

Odegaard.

Brooke Garner won
the weight throw with a mark of 59’ 10.50” (USD Alumni Meet).

SDSU took the top three
spots in the 60-meter dash with Gina Fritz, Bren and Odegaard

all going one-two-three (MSU
Preseason Open).

Bren and
Fritz went one-two in the 200-meter dash (MSU Preseason Open).